The feature of the libretto which delibes has used to the best purpose is its local color.
"A Second Book of Operas"
Henry Edward Krehbiel
A pupil of Adolphe Adam, delibes seems to have acquired his master's lightness of touch and gift of melody, to which he was able to add a quality of distinction which the composer of "Le Postillon de Lonjumeau" did not possess.
"Masters of French Music"
Arthur Hervey